A different Spanish Championship due to the pandemic: one venue and four enclaves

The pandemic forces sport to adopt measures and make imaginative decisions, necessary to keep it alive, since it is not healthy, waiting for better times.

Athletics is being characterized by being creative.

Also ours.

This weekend, without the public, with masks, temperature measurements at the entrances and all the disinfection protocols in the competition spaces and materials, the 100th edition of the Spanish Championships is held in a single venue, Madrid and its Metropolitan area.

But in four enclaves: Getafe, Vallehermoso, Alcobendas and Moratalaz.

In men and women,

the speed, hurdles and relays will take place

in

.

In

, those of medium depth, distance, obstacles, combined, walking and pole vaulting.

will host all the other jumps.

, the launches.

A formula of circumstances.

A concentration model that may have its appeal, focused on favoring a specialization that is easier to attend to within the same stadium.

There are absences due to injury or planning:

,

,

,

,

,

... But there is no lack of incentives.

Especially in the 1,500 with, this year, 11 men under 3:40, which has not happened for 12. Almost all are in contention.

They have run in less than 3:34

(3: 33.07) and Ignacio Fontes (3: 33.72).

And in less than 3:35, Saúl Ordóñez (3: 34.98).

The 5,000 are also eye-catching.

The youngsters (21 years old)

(13: 13.14) and

(13: 17.95) are exciting.

Fernando Carro (13: 32.11) is going to double with 3,000 obstacles, his true specialty.

And there is curiosity and interest in seeing

.

The three-time world triathlon champion, seventh in March in the National Cross, is lavishing himself in athletics and has recently raced in Castellón in 13: 41.58.

Tactical races at 1,500 and 5,000

The 1,500 and 5,000 will be more than presumably tactical races. Titles matter more than brands.

The same does not happen in competitions (jumps and throws), in which each attempt is a final in itself.

There are no "tactical" jumps and throws.

The man of the moment is

who, in just over two weeks, has taken the javelin record to 81.90 and, on the 6th, to 84.10.

It is not daring to think of a record beyond 85 meters.

Pablo Torrijos

(triple jump) is in good shape.

This year it has passed 17 meters twice (17.06 and 17.09), not far from its national record of 17.18, achieved this same year, in March, on the covered track in Orense.

Very active this year,

, like

, will double the test: 800 and 1,500.

In first class it has been relatively close to falling below two minutes (2: 00.56).

In the second she is still far from the four (4: 03.13).

The records of

(1: 57.45) and

(3: 59.51) are inaccessible.

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